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No. 247 | 01 Aug 2024 |
Household energy choices
This paper offers insights on the factors that determine household choices related to energy use, based on data from the third OECD Survey on Environmental Policies and Individual Behaviour Change (EPIC). The analysis profiles households according to... |
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No. 246 | 31 Jul 2024 |
Household transport choices
This paper offers new insights on household choices related to transport, based on data from the third OECD Survey on Environmental Policies and Individual Behaviour Change (EPIC). The analysis explores the role of key factors determining the choice... |
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No. 245 | 19 Jul 2024 |
Bridging the clean energy investment gap
The rapid and deep emissions reductions needed to keep global warming to 1.5°C rely critically on an immense scaling-up of investment in clean energy technologies. The cost of capital plays a key role in determining investment decisions and, when... |
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No. 244 | 18 Jul 2024 |
The interplay between voluntary and compliance carbon markets
This paper investigates the interplay between voluntary and compliance carbon markets, with a focus on the environmental integrity implications, in particular mitigation of greenhouse gases. It explores different types of carbon credit markets and... |
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No. 243 | 30 Jun 2024 |
Assessing nature-related risks in the Hungarian financial system
This paper presents a technical assessment of nature-related risks within the Hungarian economy and financial system. The study draws upon the OECD Supervisory Framework to (i) prioritise various nature-related risks by conducting an impact and... |
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No. 242 | 28 Jun 2024 |
Individual behaviour and circular economy policies
<img src="https://assets.oecdcode.org/ilibraryres/img/DG-Reform_banner-Kappa_en.png" class="img-responsive" style="adding-bottom:5px;" alt="EU Funded Note"/>This working paper takes stock of the literature on behaviourally-informed interventions to... |
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No. 241 | 29 May 2024 |
Assessing the enabling conditions for investment in Armenia's water security
This paper is part of a subset of working papers within the Environment Working Paper series, presenting research on the enabling environment for investment in water security. The subset includes country and regional projects aimed at pilot testing... |
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No. 240 | 24 May 2024 |
Cost recovery for water services under the Water Framework Directive
This paper examines the concept of cost recovery of water services under the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD), including the different types of costs and cost-recovery mechanisms. It presents the state of play in the implementation of cost recovery... |
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No. 239 | 24 May 2024 |
The economics of water scarcity
This paper examines the current status of water availability, water demand, and influences from climate change in the European Union. It provides an overview of economic policy instruments to address water scarcity and manage water demand.... |
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No. 238 | 24 May 2024 |
The implementation of the Polluter Pays principle in the context of the Water Framework Directive
This paper examines the challenges and policy imperatives involved in implementing the Polluter Pays principle (PPP) in the context of the Water Framework Directive (WFD). It presents the state of play of the Polluter Pays principle in EU Member... |
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No. 237 | 24 May 2024 |
Water investment planning and financing
This paper examines three sets of issues related to strategic investment planning and financing for water: i) Investment planning in an uncertain context; ii) The benefits of supplementing project level planning with a consideration for pathways of... |
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No. 236 | 24 May 2024 |
Plastics recycled content requirements
Companies are announcing pledges to increase their use of recycled content in their plastics products or packaging. But companies have historically failed to meet the goals that they have announced. OECD governments are adopting policies that will... |
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No. 235 | 16 May 2024 |
Assessing the enabling conditions for investment in water security
This report outlines results from the initial pilot-testing of a Scorecard to assess the enabling environment for investment in water security, referred to as "the Scorecard”. Developed in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank and partners,... |
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No. 234 | 26 Apr 2024 |
Digital Technologies for Better Enforcement of Waste Regulation and Elimination of Waste Crime
Waste crimes create social and economic issues. Offenders commit crime due to either a lack of awareness of waste law or the belief that there is a low risk of being caught and punished. OECD countries are using digital tools to improve their use of... |
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No. 233 | 15 Apr 2024 |
Monitoring trade in plastic waste and scrap
Global trade in plastic waste and scrap declined further (2017-2022) in 2022. The combined trade surplus of OECD Member Countries (i.e. the difference between exports and imports) continued to decrease. Less plastic waste and scrap is being exported... |
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No. 232 | 18 Mar 2024 |
Environmental domain tagging in the OECD PINE database
This paper presents tagging methodologies for 22 environmental domains in the OECD Policy INstruments for the Environment (PINE) database, including seven domains on environmental protection (air pollution, water pollution, soil pollution, solid... |
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No. 231 | 20 Dec 2023 |
Review of environmental taxation and environmental expenditure in Ukraine
The paper analyses the current system of environmental taxation and environmental expenditure in Ukraine, identifies issues in the way environmental tax policy is currently designed and implemented and highlights main areas where environmental... |
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No. 230 | 15 Mar 2024 |
GHG Emission Trends and Targets (GETT)
The Paris Agreement maps out a path for internationally coordinated efforts to curb global warming. At the centre of the Paris Agreement are Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) that establish countries’ plans to mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG)... |
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No. 229 | 15 Dec 2023 |
Ukrainians and climate policies: What are Ukrainians’ preferences for using carbon revenues?
The paper presents the understanding of and attitudes towards climate change and climate policies in Ukraine, using a survey on a representative sample of more than 1 500 Ukrainians. The survey was carried out between October 2021 and February 2022... |
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No. 228 | 12 Dec 2023 |
Review of energy subsidies in the context of energy sector reforms in Ukraine
This study evaluates the progress of fossil-fuel subsidy reform in Ukraine since its launch in 2016 using the OECD “bottom-up”, inventory, approach. It also identifies major subsidy schemes that need significant reform. The report reflects the energy... |
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Household energy choices
Katherine Hassett, Rose Mba Mebiame, Aline Mortha, Miwa Nakai, Helene Ahlborg, Kavya Michael, Ugur Ozdemir, Ioannis Tikoudis, Nicolina Lamhauge, Olufolahan Osunmuyiwa, Toshi Arimura and Nick Johnstone
01 Aug 2024
This paper offers insights on the factors that determine household choices related to energy use, based on data from the third OECD Survey on Environmental Policies and Individual Behaviour Change (EPIC). The analysis profiles households according to...
Household transport choices
Ioannis Tikoudis, Andrea Papu Carrone, Rose Mba Mebiame, Nicolina Lamhauge, Katherine Hassett and Olof Bystrom
31 Jul 2024
This paper offers new insights on household choices related to transport, based on data from the third OECD Survey on Environmental Policies and Individual Behaviour Change (EPIC). The analysis explores the role of key factors determining the choice...
Bridging the clean energy investment gap
Cian Montague, Kilian Raiser and Moongyung Lee
19 Jul 2024
The rapid and deep emissions reductions needed to keep global warming to 1.5°C rely critically on an immense scaling-up of investment in clean energy technologies. The cost of capital plays a key role in determining investment decisions and, when...
The interplay between voluntary and compliance carbon markets
Klas Wetterberg, Jane Ellis and Lambert Schneider
18 Jul 2024
This paper investigates the interplay between voluntary and compliance carbon markets, with a focus on the environmental integrity implications, in particular mitigation of greenhouse gases. It explores different types of carbon credit markets and...
Assessing nature-related risks in the Hungarian financial system
Riccardo Boffo, Hugh Miller, Gabriel Santos Carneiro and Gürcan Zeren Gülersoy
30 Jun 2024
This paper presents a technical assessment of nature-related risks within the Hungarian economy and financial system. The study draws upon the OECD Supervisory Framework to (i) prioritise various nature-related risks by conducting an impact and...
Individual behaviour and circular economy policies
Mariangela Zoli and Luca Congiu
28 Jun 2024
<img src="https://assets.oecdcode.org/ilibraryres/img/DG-Reform_banner-Kappa_en.png" class="img-responsive" style="adding-bottom:5px;" alt="EU Funded Note"/>This working paper takes stock of the literature on behaviourally-informed interventions to...
Assessing the enabling conditions for investment in Armenia's water security
Delia Sanchez Trancon and Guy Halpern
29 May 2024
This paper is part of a subset of working papers within the Environment Working Paper series, presenting research on the enabling environment for investment in water security. The subset includes country and regional projects aimed at pilot testing...
Cost recovery for water services under the Water Framework Directive
Aude Farnault and Xavier Leflaive
24 May 2024
This paper examines the concept of cost recovery of water services under the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD), including the different types of costs and cost-recovery mechanisms. It presents the state of play in the implementation of cost recovery...
The economics of water scarcity
Xavier Leflaive
24 May 2024
This paper examines the current status of water availability, water demand, and influences from climate change in the European Union. It provides an overview of economic policy instruments to address water scarcity and manage water demand....
The implementation of the Polluter Pays principle in the context of the Water Framework Directive
Delia Sanchez Trancon and Xavier Leflaive
24 May 2024
This paper examines the challenges and policy imperatives involved in implementing the Polluter Pays principle (PPP) in the context of the Water Framework Directive (WFD). It presents the state of play of the Polluter Pays principle in EU Member...
Water investment planning and financing
Helen Laubenstein and Xavier Leflaive
24 May 2024
This paper examines three sets of issues related to strategic investment planning and financing for water: i) Investment planning in an uncertain context; ii) The benefits of supplementing project level planning with a consideration for pathways of...
Plastics recycled content requirements
Andrew Brown and Peter Börkey
24 May 2024
Companies are announcing pledges to increase their use of recycled content in their plastics products or packaging. But companies have historically failed to meet the goals that they have announced. OECD governments are adopting policies that will...
Assessing the enabling conditions for investment in water security
Delia Sanchez Trancon, Allison Woodruff, Xavier Leflaive, Lylah Davies and Sigurjon Agustsson
16 May 2024
This report outlines results from the initial pilot-testing of a Scorecard to assess the enabling environment for investment in water security, referred to as "the Scorecard”. Developed in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank and partners,...
Digital Technologies for Better Enforcement of Waste Regulation and Elimination of Waste Crime
Nancy Isarin, Eva Barteková, Andrew Brown and Peter Börkey
26 Apr 2024
Waste crimes create social and economic issues. Offenders commit crime due to either a lack of awareness of waste law or the belief that there is a low risk of being caught and punished. OECD countries are using digital tools to improve their use of...
Monitoring trade in plastic waste and scrap
Bum Cheul Park, Andrew Brown, Frithjof Laubinger and Peter Börkey
15 Apr 2024
Global trade in plastic waste and scrap declined further (2017-2022) in 2022. The combined trade surplus of OECD Member Countries (i.e. the difference between exports and imports) continued to decrease. Less plastic waste and scrap is being exported...
Environmental domain tagging in the OECD PINE database
Bopha Chhun, Deepika Sehdev, Amy Cano Prentice, Miguel Cárdenas Rodríguez and Ivan Haščič
18 Mar 2024
This paper presents tagging methodologies for 22 environmental domains in the OECD Policy INstruments for the Environment (PINE) database, including seven domains on environmental protection (air pollution, water pollution, soil pollution, solid...
Review of environmental taxation and environmental expenditure in Ukraine
Isabella Neuweg, Nelly Petkova, Krzysztof Michalak and Yuliia Oharenko
20 Dec 2023
The paper analyses the current system of environmental taxation and environmental expenditure in Ukraine, identifies issues in the way environmental tax policy is currently designed and implemented and highlights main areas where environmental...
GHG Emission Trends and Targets (GETT)
Rodrigo Pizarro, Santaro Sakata, Miguel Cárdenas Rodríguez, Abenezer Zeleke Aklilu and Ekaterina Ghosh
15 Mar 2024
The Paris Agreement maps out a path for internationally coordinated efforts to curb global warming. At the centre of the Paris Agreement are Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) that establish countries’ plans to mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG)...
Ukrainians and climate policies: What are Ukrainians’ preferences for using carbon revenues?
Isabella Neuweg
15 Dec 2023
The paper presents the understanding of and attitudes towards climate change and climate policies in Ukraine, using a survey on a representative sample of more than 1 500 Ukrainians. The survey was carried out between October 2021 and February 2022...
Review of energy subsidies in the context of energy sector reforms in Ukraine
Nelly Petkova, Krzysztof Michalak and Yuliia Oharenko
12 Dec 2023
This study evaluates the progress of fossil-fuel subsidy reform in Ukraine since its launch in 2016 using the OECD “bottom-up”, inventory, approach. It also identifies major subsidy schemes that need significant reform. The report reflects the energy...